The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-12-25
CHRIST BEFORE PLATE.
PAINTED BY MrNkAcsY.

PAINTED By MUNKACsY.
The origina lpiC,ure Is one OF h
grandest paintings that has been
given to the world in modern times
Ii covers about twenty by thirty feet
OF canvas, the figures all being lite
size. Everybody is familiar " h the
story. The scene is ear morning in
The prU 'orium or oilt-ia residence OF
tho Rom4n governor at Jerusalem
The picture is drawn from descrip
lions in the New Testament of the
appearance aud trial OF Chris
before Plate 1t is there re.
lated that when he was accused
of the priests aud elders, he answered
nothing "And Plate answered and
said again unto them: What will We
that shall do unto hm whom We cal,
King of the Jews: aud they cried on
again, cruelty him' In the centre of
the picture is the figure OF the
Saviour, with his hands bound. erect,
composed, gazing steadtastly on the
face of Plate Around and behind
him crowd the rabble of Jerusalem,
some frantic, others attracted by idle
curiosity, Others apparently bent
merely on killing time. In the immc
djate foreground is n Roman soldier
holding the mob in check with the
shaft OF bis spear. PoDtius Plate sit,
rs the representative of Caesar on the
Judgment throne. lie il m, Iii. atine
aud is greatly perplcXed. He knows
nothing against Christ. but dare not
resist the cIamor OF the peoplc On
,hc right of PLATE, stands Caiaphas.
he chief accuser of Christ. with hi,
arm extended toward the excited
populace. The figure pressing tor
ward ia the crowd with upliftod arms
il rulliAn of the lowest type. He il
shouting "Urucily Him Cruelty
Iimw On the left of Plate sit two
elders, watching the proceedings
win deep interest. Betw cen ChIi7t
aud Caiaphas. sitting Oh a bench. j. u
rich banker. LOOKING on with con
tcmDtuous curiositV. Near him i. q
yoIIup rowdv. leaning over the rail
mo aud sc,tliuO il, t6e face ot Jesus.
prrchnd on a h;1h stool Inv tne side of
the Indictment sent and resting hjs head
.Oaiust The wall il a scrib who views
the scene with an ur of weary iudif
ference. A kuot of old men a. seated
in an au,le of rho room 10 The leit of
the banker They nre annar,ntly mr.
vuing Christ,s claim that he il the
i,romised Messiah Cousnicuouslv
raised shove the heads Of the crowd
ia seen younD mother with n beauli
fnl face holdiHg n child In her arms
md looliuU at .Iesus with tcnderncss
and comnassiou Throngh ,ho whole
nicturaaro orouns of fvurns and f,ccs
|
ouimstc 9ach Individual
TINS picttre has been on exhibition
in the nrincinsl cities of Europe and
now beino exhibited in America
Ii ha, haen Viewed Inv millions of nee
nile aud hos created mare sensations
thronohout the entire civilized world
Ihau eny other painting ever prodn,
ed In The CITY of New YORK il WA,
ON exhihi;ion several mouthsn and wa.
seer NV hundreds Of thousanns % ne,
pie J. vas recently sold to JON
Nalu.lnaler. of philsdelphia ron
Sl2O 900 in cash.
Michael Won Munkacsy. the PAINTER
of this wonderful picture. was born
ia 1914 IN the tortrofs of of Munkscs
: IIugnry. His parents died when he
was five wears old, and poor uncle
who took charge of him apprep,iced
hun to carpenter. Some students
AZ coilrge "here ne was WORKING
taught MN 10 reau ana WIRE tie
took al especlni interest IN history
ahu poetry. his hrst ideas OF
palhiinS were oo'a'neu from a
portrait painter, VINO instructed
MN III drawing ana ALSO
IN literature hs soon began
10 give ura"lps lessons hlmseii Hls
hrst SucceSs'uI paln'ih2 was 'hs, OF
the ehlire isiliiiy % taiior, 'or "hich
' he recelveu CON- III PAYNE AS
soon AS ne Was aoio nc went 10 wen
IA Ana s'uuieo III liie museums ms
: llrst ar.stic 'fiuihph was iho Lss,
Day Oh Man Cohueihnea 10 i'es'h,